Chinese word
翻天覆地
fān tiān fù dì
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
- everything turned on its head
Characters in this word
翻fān18 strokesto upset, to capsize, to flip over天tiān4 strokessky, heaven覆fù18 strokesto cover地de6 strokesearth, ground, soil
Common words: 翻 · 天 · 覆 · 地
Words
Words with the same first character
翻译fān yìto translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[…翻身fān shēnto turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about…翻唱fān chàngto cover (a previously recorded song); cover version (of a song)翻转fān zhuǎnto roll; to turn over; to invert; to flip翻新fān xīnto revamp; a face-lift; to retread (a tire); to refurbish (old clothes); newly emerging翻开fān kāito open up翻墙fān qiánglit. to climb over the wall; fig. to breach the Great Firewall of China翻修fān xiūto rebuild (house or road); to overhaul